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Well...Ed Edd n Eddy's 20th anniversary happened and I didn't really have anything planned for it.
I'll be honest, some days I think about going back and finishing this...but I can't. I don't think it's possible for me to end this story anymore for a number of reasons.
The most obvious one is that well...I haven't exactly been the best friend I could be to Neo H.B.B. Sam, who not only co-wrote this story, but had also been a great inspiration and writing partner for me until well...I started having issues with him that I was too afraid to bring up, and like a wuss I just ended up stop talking to him. I'd rather not bring up any of the issues here in respect for him, but BB if you're reading this, I just want to say I'm sorry.
Other than that...well, I guess I just stopped liking Ed, Edd, n Eddy. Or rather, I stopped being obsessed over them and found a new obsession. Asperger's Syndrome is interesting that way, one moment there's something you absolutely can't get your mind off of and want to keep it there forever...then one day it'll just be gone and you have a new obsession like a brand spanking new cartoon that really speaks to you a hell of a lot more than this other one had.
On top of that, well, I guess real life also got in the way. It gets in the way of my current writing projects a lot too, to the point where I've abandoned a good handful of them, but even more so with this stuff I've had on the backburner since like, ever.
I dunno if I said this before, but the original Against All Eds was more an experiment for me, and it snowballing into what it became was something like a perfect accident that I fully took advantage of. We tried recapturing the magic with Against All Eds: High Stakes and...I feel like we failed. In hindsight, I think we should've just let High Stakes be its own thing. I originally intended this with far less spelling and grammar errors but well... let's just say that things happen.
I kind of wanted to write the Epilogue but eh...I just don't really have the heart to write it. I tried doing it a lot of times, but I just couldn't feel the soul as well as I used to. Basically it had Edd and Eddy return to Peach Creek after being away in college for about four years and rebuilding their friendship (Sorry, they don't become anything more than great friends. Eddy does not and will not swing that way in this story) and meeting up with the rest of the cast at Ed and May's house – which used to be Ed and Sarah's old house, Lee and Marie live there too – where they're setting up a party to celebrate the birth of their child, June Kanker (Yes, Ed takes the Kanker name). Nazz is already there, helping them set up while Marie is being lazy as per usual. We learn that Nazz now owns a fitness center which doubles as a daycare center. We meet Kevin again, having done a tour in the United States Marines Corps (he's either on leave or he's done with his tour) and he's planning on opening up a repair shop in town with financial aid from Rolf who is said to be handling dinner preparations. Jimmy and Jonny soon appear in a limo, bringing Sarah with Eddy having a bit of an issue but Sarah is surprisingly polite towards him, with the others telling Eddy that Ed invited her which seems to calm him down. Soon enough, Lee shows up in her pick-up truck with Ed, May, and June and everyone is really happy to see them and their child. May lets Ed hug his best friends whom he hasn't seen in person in years and he gives them great nearly bone-crushing hugs. Ed is a bit less touchy with Sarah, but she ends up hugging him instead, maybe crying a bit, saying that she actually missed him, Ed rubs her head a little. They all go inside where Rolf tells them all the food is not yet ready and demands help in preparation. Jimmy and Nazz both go to help him while Ed invites everyone else to the dinner table where he whips out a deck of cards, saying that Eddy's dad taught him how to play Texas Hold 'Em. Everyone else gathers around, even Marie, and Kevin jokes that Eddy better not cheat or he'll pound him. Eddy retorts that it isn't cheating if he doesn't get caught. Edd smiles, happy to be with his friends again, and Ed starts dealing.
Wow, that was a lot of text right there. Some might say it's closure for the readers, but this is more closure for me if anything.
Well, I guess there's one more thing I should write, just to make this sappy thing even more sappier. Ed, Edd, n Eddy was THE show for me growing up. I don't think there was any other show at the time that really resonated with me than it. I really saw myself in Eddward "Double D" growing up, the quiet and sometimes very neurotic kid who'd panic over the smallest things who had weird obsessions, and I really wished I had friends like Ed and Eddy to balance me out. I think I ran into a few Eds growing up, but not many Eddys. Not the kind that would actually stick up for me or try to encourage me to try new things like the Eddy from the show. And if you ask me, Eddy was the most important character in the show. He really pushed the Eds to their limits and kept going.
Eddy really doesn't get as much credit as he deserves in the fandom, and I find that really sad. I'm glad to have at least given him a chance to be seen in a positive light.
Now...that's all I really got to say. The Loud House is my new obsession now and...well, if things go as they did with my previous one, I'd probably be writing fan fiction for it long after that show ends...or until I get bored of it.
Thank you for reading, I really appreciate it.
-Mr. Dusk